The Primorye Arts and Crafts Museum houses the painting ‘City Motif’ by Vladimir Treshchev. The artist depicted a small fragment of a cityscape in watercolor. The views of Arkhangelsk were a source of inspiration for the artist when he created this work.
The tram — one of Arkhangelsk city attractions — is depicted in the center of the work. Trams appeared in the city before the Russian Revolution, in 1916. The very first passengers — city officials and merchants — went by tram from the train depot to the City Duma. The next day everyone could try the new transportation means.
In Arkhangelsk, trams continued operating during World War I, the February and October Revolutions. Whatever government there was, city officials sought to preserve the transport system, so in 1922, it was considered the best in Russia.
In the early 2000s, the number of tram routes in Arkhangelsk began to decrease, and in 2004, the city authorities decided to shut them down. By the beginning of the 21st century, this form of transport was economically unprofitable and was replaced by buses.
Vladimir Treshchev, the author of the painting ‘City Motif’, was born in Omsk in 1940. He studied arts at the Krasnodar Pedagogical Institute — now Kuban State University. In 1968, Treshchev moved to Arkhangelsk, where he joined the local Union of Artists and participated in city and regional exhibitions. Every summer the artist traveled around Arkhanglesk Oblast and painted from nature. He used to depict views of the Solovetsky Islands, Lake Kenozero and Kiy Island.
Vladimir Treshchev went to Norway in the 1990s and worked there for some time — he painted mainly landscapes and portraits. His works were exhibited in the art gallery of the Norwegian city of Tonsberg. But the paintings of Treshchev were also displayed in Moscow, Petrozavodsk, Murmansk and many other Russian cities. Today, it is possible to see his works not only in Russian museums but also in some foreign collections, as well as in private collections in Italy, France, Poland, Japan and other countries.
The tram — one of Arkhangelsk city attractions — is depicted in the center of the work. Trams appeared in the city before the Russian Revolution, in 1916. The very first passengers — city officials and merchants — went by tram from the train depot to the City Duma. The next day everyone could try the new transportation means.
In Arkhangelsk, trams continued operating during World War I, the February and October Revolutions. Whatever government there was, city officials sought to preserve the transport system, so in 1922, it was considered the best in Russia.
In the early 2000s, the number of tram routes in Arkhangelsk began to decrease, and in 2004, the city authorities decided to shut them down. By the beginning of the 21st century, this form of transport was economically unprofitable and was replaced by buses.
Vladimir Treshchev, the author of the painting ‘City Motif’, was born in Omsk in 1940. He studied arts at the Krasnodar Pedagogical Institute — now Kuban State University. In 1968, Treshchev moved to Arkhangelsk, where he joined the local Union of Artists and participated in city and regional exhibitions. Every summer the artist traveled around Arkhanglesk Oblast and painted from nature. He used to depict views of the Solovetsky Islands, Lake Kenozero and Kiy Island.
Vladimir Treshchev went to Norway in the 1990s and worked there for some time — he painted mainly landscapes and portraits. His works were exhibited in the art gallery of the Norwegian city of Tonsberg. But the paintings of Treshchev were also displayed in Moscow, Petrozavodsk, Murmansk and many other Russian cities. Today, it is possible to see his works not only in Russian museums but also in some foreign collections, as well as in private collections in Italy, France, Poland, Japan and other countries.
